If T30-70 schools are not worth the money, what is your DC's college list strategy?

[Anonymous]

That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

[Anonymous]

look abroad to augment the barbell strategy of t10/t20 reach and in-state public

[Anonymous]

lol...because a failed magazine ranks one college 29, it is magically worth $90k, but one ranked 32 is suddenly unworthy....make it make sense

[Anonymous]

T30-70 includes UT-Austin, UW-Madison, UMD, Ohio State, Rutgers, UGA, VA Tech, W&M, Michigan State, NC State, and a lot more. Why wouldn’t those schools be worth it? Hundreds of thousands of people attend these universities, graduate, and go on to have successful lives and careers.

[Anonymous]

Ignoring the stupid premise that you set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:T30-70 includes UT-Austin, UW-Madison, UMD, Ohio State, Rutgers, UGA, VA Tech, W&M, Michigan State, NC State, and a lot more. Why wouldn’t those schools be worth it? Hundreds of thousands of people attend these universities, graduate, and go on to have successful lives and careers.

And most kids who go to top privates don’t pay full tuition while also going on to have successful lives and careers. I’d be just as happy paying the average COA of a 30-70 private that fit my needs and interests as I would paying near full-rate often charged OOS at the publics you mention. I would choose the best fit and find the financial balance.

[Anonymous]

Why do people say OOS is the same price as private?

The sticker price for Ohio State, OOS, is $63k.

The sticker price for Tufts is $93k.

A family that can only send two kids to Tufts can send three kids to Ohio State. That’s a pretty big difference!

[Anonymous]

In-state or cheaper privates.

[Anonymous]

We are lucky to live in VA. My kids could choose from the VA top 3, as well as UMD, UNC, PSU, Delaware, Pitt, etc.

I’m honestly scared of the intense culture at the tippy top private schools.

We will receive zero need aid, and my kids were not interested in any of the privates that give good merit. They also wanted big sports/school spirit which ruled a lot out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

So is Georgetown Emory out the question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people say OOS is the same price as private?

The sticker price for Ohio State, OOS, is $63k.

The sticker price for Tufts is $93k.

A family that can only send two kids to Tufts can send three kids to Ohio State. That’s a pretty big difference!

Because people frequently use Berkeley and Michigan - which are about 85k OOS - as the comps with top 25 privates and in the 30-70 range half of students at a school like Tufts (your example) receive financial aid, often bringing it in-line with schools like Ohio State (your other example).

Not everyone wants to go to a big state U. Not everyone wants to go to a small private. Why does everyone act as if the only decision is ranking (unreliable) + cost (highly variable)?

Some families have one kid, some two, some three. Some grandparents start college funds that grow considerably from birth to SAT. Everyone is in a different situation, but for some reason people act as if ranking (unreliable) + cost (highly variable) are constants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

So is Georgetown Emory out the question

And so it begins...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

So is Georgetown Emory out the question

And so it begins...

...again.
-NP

[Anonymous]

Okay only California, Virginia, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and maybe Maryland have respectable public schools in them. If you live in say Delaware and your a high income family (200k+) what is the college list look like if it doesn't include the Top 30-70.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That only leaves in-state public schools as safety and target (some are reach). OOS like UM are equally expensive as private T30-T70.

For MC UMC, the college list will include in-state, and then T10/T20 as reach. No buffer zone.

So is Georgetown Emory out the question

And so it begins...

in state kids actions already speak to this